From populist rule to lynching, the writings of Machiavelli foreshadow much of modern mass politics

The Italian diplomat placed conflict between the plebians and the prince at the heart of a stable regime.

Prasanta Chakravarty

· Apr 12, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Argumentative Indians: Many urbanites won’t even talk to those with opposing political views

A new survey shows the deep, disconcerting political divide in urban India.

Aria Thaker, qz.com

· Mar 07, 2019 · 01:30 pm

‘2019 as anti-hartal year’: Kerala’s traders and transporters pledge to curb ‘culture of shutdowns’

Frequent disruptions to daily life have left the public weary and even prompted politicians to question the overuse of their favoured mode of protest.

TA Ameerudheen

· Dec 21, 2018 · 06:30 am

Why anonymous insider accounts of Donald Trump’s presidency (and all governments) are necessary

Secret histories have for centuries served to strengthen opposition to unscrupulous rulers, and even helped topple them.

Rachel Carnell, The Conversation

· Sep 15, 2018 · 10:30 pm

Bengal MP is suspended for ‘lavish lifestyle’, leading to the question: Who is an ideal communist?

Like Ritabrata Banerjee, Jyoti Basu and Somnath Chatterjee too had a taste for luxury but no comrade doubted their commitment to the cause.

Subrata Nagchoudhury

· Jun 09, 2017 · 06:30 am

How Sikkim officials decided what to gift the Dalai Lama for his enthronement ceremony

On the list were a clock, a writing attaché case, a silver tea set, a pair of binoculars and two English ponies.

Pema Abrahams

· Feb 24, 2017 · 07:30 pm

The story of a Sri Lankan woodcarver who became a prisoner and a political artist

Koralegedara Pushpakumara disturbs the notions of history, politics and art in his rendering of Sri Lanka.

Dev Pathak

· Nov 03, 2016 · 06:30 am